Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Film specialist puts $20 million behind capacity growth
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
- Virgin PP producer moves deeper into recycling
Asia
- US and Canada approve pact as Basel restrictions near
- COVID-19 and China drive global market changes
- Report: China clamps down on recycled pellet imports
Brand owners
- Major packaging users hit 6.2% average recycled content
- Loop Industries challenged by setbacks and legal strife
- Plastics Pact looks to bring ‘new force’ to policy talks
Canada
- British Columbia expands EPR and bottle deposit systems
- Processor installs e-plastics sorting line
- Assets of closed Canadian film recycler acquired
Challenging materials
- Prime producers partner up on PS chemical recycling facility
- Carpet recovery developments in California
- PreZero starts up California film recycling operation
Collection
- WM highlights recycling activities during tumultuous year
- Midwest recycling operator expands with commercial plant
- In My Opinion: Convenient PET collection is key
Container deposits
- Big drop in California redemption rate? State and group don’t agree
- ‘There is no supply’
- Beverage distributor boosts RPET use in Europe
Converters
Courts/lawsuits
- Authorities hit processor with felony environmental charges
- California accuses CVS of breaking bottle deposit rules
- Lead contamination case involves plastics recycling firm
EPR/stewardship
- Pacific Northwest states ponder paper and packaging EPR
- Carpet recovery developments in California
- Expansive plastic waste bill fails again
Europe
- US officials lay out Basel impact for plastic exporters
- Beverage distributor boosts RPET use in Europe
- Here are possible recycling solutions for foam, large rigids and more
Exports
- US and Canada approve pact as Basel restrictions near
- Study: US a major generator of plastics pollution
- Data Sort: Latest numbers on export vs. processing in U.S. and Canada
Film
- Here are the latest film and non-bottle rigid recycling stats
- Asian film processor details new ‘credit’ funding system
- Retailers look to ‘reinvent’ single-use plastic bags
HDPE
- Reclaimer and end user expands in Indiana
- CarbonLite starts pelletizing material from caps and labels
- KW invests in processing equipment amid pandemic
Industry groups
- PET bottle recycling rate drops in US
- Sort project will target plastics missed by MRFs in Northeast
- PET industry group updates resin life cycle analysis
LDPE
- How a partnership created a ring carrier recycling program
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
- Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
Legislation
- Federal lawmakers pass Save Our Seas 2.0
- Northeast state passes chemical recycling bill
- First Person Perspective: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
Marine debris
- Federal lawmakers pass Save Our Seas 2.0
- Study: US a major generator of plastics pollution
- Environmental group takes aim at chemical recycling
Markets
- Packaging producer boosts PCR consumption by 37%
- Key curbside plastic continues its pricing climb
- COVID-19 and China drive global market changes
Opinion
- First Person Perspective: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
- In My Opinion: Convenient PET collection is key
- Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input
PET
- PET bottle recycling rate drops in US
- PET industry group updates resin life cycle analysis
- Packaging giant closes plant that consumes RPET
PP
- Investors buy PureCycle and move to take it public
- Resin producer plans huge increase in PCR sales
- CarbonLite starts pelletizing material from caps and labels
Processors
- Reclaimer and end user expands in Indiana
- Plastics giants announce recycling moves
- Resin producer plans huge increase in PCR sales
PS
- AmSty aims to increase PCR in food packaging
- Prime producers partner up on PS chemical recycling facility
- Novolex brand begins using recycled PS in cutlery
PVC
- AZEK discloses plastics recycling details
- Recycled plastic end markets expand
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
Research
- Sort project will target plastics missed by MRFs in Northeast
- Study: US a major generator of plastics pollution
- Institute announces plastics research grant and issues RFP
Rigid plastics
- Packaging producer boosts PCR consumption by 37%
- Packaging giant closes plant that consumes RPET
- Here are the latest film and non-bottle rigid recycling stats